Librarian- Youth Services
Librarian- Youth Services
Engage & Educate: Provide direct assistance to youth and their families, answering reference questions and providing expert "reader’s advisory" to match the right book with the right reader.
Create & Perform: Plan and lead exciting youth programs, including storytimes, crafts, and educational activities. You will also play a key role in our annual Summer Reading Program.
Outreach: Take the library on the road! You’ll visit schools, daycare centers, and community groups to promote literacy and library services.
Curate the Collection: Help maintain a vibrant youth collection by selecting new materials, managing digital resources (eBooks/databases), and "weeding" outdated items to keep our shelves fresh and relevant.
Tech Support: Assist customers with library technology, including the online catalog, eReaders, and tablets.
- Master’s degree in Library Science/Library and Information Science from an ALA accredited program.
- Broad reading background in youth literature
- Valid State of Ohio driver’s license
- Availability to work evenings and weekends.
- Knowledge of library science, practices, and technology
- Knowledge of youth literature and collection management
- Knowledge of children’s developmental stages and reading preferences
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
- Ability to relate well with youth of varying economic and social backgrounds
- Ability to organize work; prepare meaningful, concise and accurate reports
- Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with customers and co-
- workers
- Ability to exhibit creativity to prepare informative and entertaining programs
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of confidential and sensitive subject matter.
- Skill in creating age-appropriate youth programs
- Skill in use of library resources and electronic equipment.
- Health Insurance with employer contribution to HSA
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 9 paid holidays plus 3 paid floating holidays
- 280 hours of PTO earned annually
- Employee Assistance Program
- Retirement plan: OPERS- Mandatory 10% employee contribution, 14% employer contribution
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Job Type : Full-Time
Education Level : Master Degree